Dura Global Technologies, Inc.

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Casimir R Kiczek

Charles Flynn

Paul Martin Dedrich

Dean William Reynolds

William T Dufour

Michael G Linihan

David Allen Elgart

A closure assembly for a motor vehicle includes a closure member, a guide track and a carrier operably secured to the guide track for movement along the guide track and carrying the closure member therewith. A rack has a plurality of teeth and extends along the guide track. A pinion gear is carried by the carrier and has teeth engaging the rack. A motor is operably connected to the pinion gear to selectively move the closure member from one position to another. The carrier includes at least one engagement member biased into engagement with the guide track to prevent binding of the carrier with the guide track and to maintain contact between the pinion gear and the rack.

Window regulator

An adjustable pedal includes a first member with a slot and a second member movable along the slot relative to the first member. A pin is disposed in the slot. A biasing member urges the second member toward the one end. A tension control member is connected to the pin to selectively adjust the second member. The tension control member has a secondary lock member. To prevent movement of the second member relative to the first member in one condition and permit movement of the second member relative to the first member in another condition. An actuation system employing a cable is disclosed.

Cable actuated adjustable pedal

An inclination-measuring apparatus for use with a motor vehicle includes a rotary sensor connected to the motor vehicle, the rotary sensor selected from one of a rotary position sensor and a rotary angle sensor, a pendulum and a controller. The pendulum has a pendulous mass being oriented to hang substantially aligned with the earth's gravitational forces. The movement of the pendulum providing an input to the rotary sensor to generate a signal to ascertain the inclination of the vehicle relative to the earth's gravitational forces. The signal is processed by the controller that is operatively connected to control one of an electric park brake, a chassis leveling device while parked, a lateral inclination device while the vehicle is operational and a longitudinal inclination device while the vehicle is operational.

Inclination-measuring device

A window alignment device for use in a door having a recess and a peripheral edge and a window regulator is provided. A window panel is adjacent to the window regulator. The panel has a peripheral edge and a portion adapted to conform to the shape of the door and disposed in the recess of the door. Additionally, a locator member is adjacent to the peripheral edge; the locator member is disposed between the door and the window panel. When the panel is fixedly fastened to the regulator, the locator member is removed to form a predetermined gap between the edge of the window panel and the corresponding seal in the door or the body.

Apparatus and method for locating a vehicle window panel

A parking brake assembly includes an electric motor having an output shaft, a control module coupled to the motor for controlling the motor and a transmission coupling a threaded lead screw to the output shaft of the motor. A drive nut has a lead screw bore threadably receiving the lead screw therein and a guide shaft bore slidingly receiving the elongate guide shaft therein. The drive nut also has a cable attachment for attaching a brake cable to the drive nut. A retainer member is coupled to the attachment point and a biasing member urges the retainer member away from a seat. A tension feedback device measures the displacement of the retainer toward the seat. The displacement is proportional to the cable tension when a predetermined displacement is achieved. The operation of the electric motor is stopped when the tension feedback device measures the predetermined distance and the brake is set.

Electric parking brake with direct tension feedback

A popcorn popper utilizing an oil heating mechanism with a pair of heating elements for heating kernels of unpopped corn to form popcorn is disclosed. The popcorn popper includes a base member and a heating mechanism for heating the oil and the kernels of unpopped corn to form popcorn. The alternate embodiment, the heating mechanism includes an air heating mechanism.

Popcorn popper

A popcorn popper including a receptacle for receiving corn which has been popped and a popping vessel centrally mounted to the receptacle. The popping vessel receives heating oil and kernels of unpopped corn therein which are heated to the popping temperature to pop the kernels of corn to form popcorn. A deflecting mechanism is provided so as to deflect the corn which has been popped upward out of the popping vessel into the receptacle. Thus, the corn which has popped is separated from the kernels of corn in the popping vessel.

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Livonia, MI, United States of America

Casimir R Kiczek